The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-10

on the Mortified camp-ground Thursday,
August 18th. Rev. w. II. Boole, DID,,
of New York city, Rev. w. n. Brodbeck,
DID,, of Boston and Rev. Louis A. Banks
of Washington Territory will address the
people on the great questions OF the day.
The singing will be in charge of select
choir. Opportunity will be given to obtain
refreshments at the clearinghouse. Don't
stay away from this meeting, for the priv
ilege of hearing three talented speakers
rarely occurs in one day in Vermont
THERE is to be basket picnic and ex-
cursion to Queen City Park, Burlington, to-
morrow, on the occasion of the Universalist
grove meetings. Services are to be held
there at 10: 90 A. NJ. and 1: 80 P. NJ, with adj
dresses by distinguished men and music by
the celebrated Schubert Ladies' Quartette
of Boston. The Central Vermont railroad
will sell round-trip tickets from stations in
this vicinity at the following rates: Rox-
bury, one dollar; Northfeld, eighty-five
cents; Barre, one dollar; Montpelier, eighty
five cents; Middlesex, eighty cents Water
bury, seventy cents. Children, half-price.
A special train will leave Barre at g. 90 A. NJ,
connecting at Montpelier with the accom-
mediation train north, and special train
will also be run to Barre upon the arrival OF
"Halls train " at Montpelier in the evening.
AT the business meeting held in con-
nection with the veterans reunion, last
week Wednesday, county reunion society
was formed and these officers were elected
for the first year Commander, General
Stephen Thomas; senior vice-commander,
j. w. Sleeper, Waterbury; junior vice.
commander, Herman Osgood, Cabot; adju-
tant, Charles Tewksbury, Worcester;
quartermaster, II. S. Smith, Montpelier;
chaplain, G. b. Wheeler, Plainfeld; officer
of the day, j. II Burpee, Montpelier; officer
of the guard Edward Wells, Waterbury;
Wallace w. Noyes, j. g. Newton, d. c..
Dunham and Charles Harran all of Mont
pelier. 1t was voted to hold the second an
nual reunion at Montpelier, the exact date
to be determined upon by the executive
committee.
SUNDAY morning Bethany pulpit was
occupied by Mr.. w. II. Hopkins Of St.
Albans, graduate of the University of Yer
mont and now a student at Union Theo-
logical Seminary, New York city, who used
for his text the first part of Galatians vi: IA,
"God forbid that should glory, save in the
cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" The serv-
ices, of unusual interest, were attended by
a large audience, including many from other
denominations, and the utterances of the
youthful speaker were heard with evident
delight by all. His endeavor, in careful
thought and graceful and forcible delivery,
was worthy of one OF far ripper years and
experience and gave assurance of broad and
| telling success in the young mans future
If his life and health are spared. No service
| was held in the evening. Rev. Mr.. Hincks
is absent on a four weeks vacation.
THE annual report of the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance Company for the year end
ing August /, 1887, shows the losses of the
past year to be S166, ,S3S.77, which sum- with
the expenses, is fully covered by an assess
ment of five and 'one-half per cent The
company have issued during the year 6,2S'
| policies, insuring property to the amount o
S10,05S ,50i, and have taken premium notes
on the same amounting to 81 AS
Whole number of policies in force, 3S,929
amount at risks, S47 $40, 40; premium notes
| in force, being the capital of the com
pany, $3.50, ,43l.S2. The report in detail
shows a considerable increase in busines:
over the previous year, and notwithstand
| ing their losses have been unusually heavy
the past year they have been promptly ad
justed and paid and the company now en-
ters upon another year in sound financia
condition and with bright prospects of futur,
prosperity and usefulness.
THE Usage City (Kansas) Free Press, il
its issue of July 27, has this exceedingl,
pleasant notice of former Montpelier gen.
tleman: "Mr. George S. Turner, who ha
been agent for the Santa Fe Company at thi
station for the past six years. started Tues
day for Mcpherson, where he goes to accep
the Office of general agent and solicitor 70
his company. Mr.. Turner leaves Usage Cit,
without single enemy. By his modest un
varying, gentlemanly demeanor during hi
residence here he has gained the universe
and deep-seated confidence and respect o
all classes and conditions. He is an idea
railroad man and a gentleman, and during
his long residence here, where his successor
had been short-iived and not generally salts
factory to the public, if he has ever offende,
a citizen by word or act the fact has neve
been brought to our notice. His manage
ment of the business interests of the town
in their relations to his company, has beei
satisfactory to everybody. Mr.. Turner
six years residence among us has demon
strated the fact, of which some people wer
previously uncertain, that an employe of
railroad company can be a gentleman, a
we'll as the owners and higher officers Of tn
road. If Mr.. Turner's future success i
equal to the good wishes of his friends i
Usage City he will be greatly blessed"